Target: District Attorney Garry Frank, 33rd Prosecutorial District (Davidson & Davie Counties), North Carolina, USA
Goal: Seek maximum lawful penalties, lifetime animal-ownership bans, counseling, and restitution for the reportedly filmed abandonment and cruelty involving three puppies.
A video circulated online that appeared to show three puppies being abandoned at a veterinary hospital. According to official statements, two veterinary employees were identified from the footage and later charged. Staff rushed the puppies into care and say the young dogs are healing and may be adoptable once cleared.
The suspects were charged with multiple counts of misdemeanor animal abandonment and one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty. Witness accounts and social media clips allegedly depict tiny puppies left behind at a clinic where they should have been safest. Such acts, if proven, inflict fear, pain, and risk of death through exposure, starvation, or untreated injury. Even short periods of abandonment can cause lasting harm in animals this young.
A strong prosecutorial stance deters future offenses, safeguards local pets, and affirms that deliberate neglect will not be minimized. Appropriate sentencing in cases like this should include jail or suspended time as allowed, lengthy probation with a lifetime ban on owning or controlling animals, mandated psychological evaluation and counseling, restitution for veterinary costs, and education requirements. This petition urges a vigorous approach that matches the alleged harm and protects vulnerable animals going forward.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear District Attorney Frank,
We respectfully urge your office to pursue the toughest lawful penalties in the case involving three puppies allegedly abandoned at a veterinary hospital and the related count of animal cruelty. Officials have stated that a video circulating online helped identify two clinic employees, and that the puppies required immediate care. Such allegations, if proven, reflect calculated disregard for defenseless beings.
We ask that your sentencing advocacy seek meaningful consequences proportional to the alleged conduct. Please request a lifetime prohibition on owning or controlling animals, strict probation conditions, mental-health evaluation and counseling, restitution for all veterinary and shelter costs, and court-ordered humane-education programming. Jail or suspended time within statutory limits would further reinforce that abandonment and cruelty will face serious response.
A visible, well-reasoned outcome will deter copycats, support first responders and veterinarians who step in when animals are harmed, and help ensure that vulnerable puppies never endure similar trauma again. Thank you for your continued work seeking justice in cases where animals cannot speak for themselves.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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